# Kathwar Village, Kamrau, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kamrau, Sirmaur 

# Kathwar

Kathwar is a village in Kamrau sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173022**. The 2011 Census counted **481 people in 78 households**, the 31st largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 481people (2011)
- 78households
- 65.1%literacy
- 173022PIN code

## Kathwar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kathwar is 173022.** Kathwar falls in Kamrau sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173022
- Community development blockPaonta Sahib
- Census village code023393

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kathwar from nearby towns?

- Kamrau (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)95 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town)50 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kathwar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kathwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chadani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ponta Sahib
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ponta Sahib
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kathwar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and ginger**. About 10% of the 546 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kathwar

Of every 100 households in Kathwar in 2011, 90 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kathwar · ■ Kamrau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**62%

Tap water ****90%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****85%**

**74%

Television ****24%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****44%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kathwar?

■ Kathwar · ■ Kamrau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**921

Working population ****59.3%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 53.1% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 133 (47%) · **■** Other work 17 (6%) · **■** Marginal 135 (47%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kamrau

- Manal535 people
- Bhajhon531 people
- Adhog500 people
- Bhatrog495 people
- Chareu467 people
- Chamola Kyar411 people
- Shikandon374 people
- Chitli348 people

[All 45 villages in Kamrau](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/kamrau/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kathwar?173022
- How far is Kathwar from Nahan?95 km by road
- What is the population of Kathwar?481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathwar in?Sirmaur district (Kamrau sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kathwar?65.1% (Census 2011)